Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony Handycam DCR HC52

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Sony Handycam DCR HC52 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Amazon.com review summary for Sony Handycam DCR HC52

alaTest has collected and analyzed 166 user reviews of Sony Handycam DCR HC52 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com.

Sony DCR-HC52

Sony's budget Mini DV camcorder for casual users

Attractive price point, 40x optical zoom, solid user interface

Performed poorly in low light, flash memory and DVD models can be bought just as cheaply

The Sony DCR-HC52 is a perfectly capable little camcorder, but its recording format is beginning to show its age. Frankly, your money would be better spent on something younger and hipper. (Mini DV, your time is nearly up.)

USB Cable NOT Included

If you don't have firewire, buy a different camera.

Small and good quality. Nice features

If you want to do digital editing, you need to have firewire ports on your computer. The Dell website claims that this camera comes with a USB cable. IT DOES NOT. I had to spend over $30 putting a firewire port on my PC to make it work

So far, so good!

Doesn't come with a camera bag or backup battery. Make sure that you are prepared to buy one once you get it. Also, I was so excited when I received the camera but I wasn't able to use it until I had the tapes. Not a flaw with the camera, but something...

Very easy to use. I just wanted an easy camera that took good shots and where I didn't have to read the instruction manual if I didn't want to. So far, I've just done basic shooting with it but, I know that there's a lot more features. Also, the camera...

Great camera for home use ”

I LOVE MY SONY HANDYCAM! ”

I am a mother of two wonderful children, so naturally I needed a camcorder to record all the wonderful things they do! My children were around 8 and 11 yrs. old when I bought my sony handycam. They play baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball, and...

Entry Level Handycam

This is a great camera to start out with, the simplicity of Mini DV tapes makes this a good value choice. DVD camcorders in this price range suffer from bad battery life, and disk errors that can render your disks useless. The Mini DV tapes are tried...